After nearly three full days of deliberations, jurors reached a mixed verdict Tuesday afternoon in the corruption trial of former U.S. Congressman Rick Renzi.

Here's a look at the key players in the winding and complex Renzi corruption trial:

Rick Renzi.He was indicted five years ago in connection with two alleged criminal schemes. First, the FBI said, he embezzled client money from his insurance brokerage and used it to win his first congressional election. Second, according to the government, he threatened to block a federal land-exchange deal unless it included property owned by co-defendant James Sandlin, a friend and business associate who owed Renzi money. Renzi pleaded not guilty to all charges. At trial, his attorneys argued that the transactions with insurance money were lawful. They said Renzi pressed for the land exchange as a sound legislative move that would have protected nearby Fort Huachuca from possible closure. They asserted that he was a victim of false assumptions and overzealous federal authorities.

Patriot Insurance. Renzi’s business, with offices in Virginia and Arizona, served as a broker in providing insurance coverage to pregnancy crisis centers. Investigators alleged that Renzi funneled away premiums from his clients, using the money to finance his campaign in 2002, and later to conceal the misappropriations. They alleged that he sent out fraudulent statements via the mail and wires to cover up and to launder money as part of the conspiracy. Renzi, a strong abortion opponent, said through his lawyers that he saved money for the crisis centers and covered all their insurance claims.

James Sandlin. Sandlin was Renzi’s business partner in a real estate venture in Kingman before Renzi’s first congressional election. Sandlin contributed to the campaign and agreed to buy out Renzi’s business interest. He later acquired an alfalfa farm in Cochise County that was sucking the San Pedro River dry. Sandlin was accused of conspiring with Renzi to unlawfully include that parcel in a land-swap, then paying Renzi with proceeds when the property sold. Sandlin pleaded not guilty. His attorney said he did not want any part of a land exchange and did not conspire with Renzi.

Resolution Copper Company. The international mining enterprise in 2004 sought to trade private land to the government for ore-rich U.S. Forest Service property near Superior. At trial, a company executive testified that Renzi vowed to kill hopes for the multibillion-dollar project unless Resolution acquired and included Sandlin’s parcel in the swap. The mining company balked and initiated the FBI probe. One of its executives was a key prosecution witness. Resolution is still attempting to acquire the copper-laden property near Superior via a federal land swap.

Phil Aries. An Arizona land speculator, Aries formed a group with other entrepreneurs to trade private lands to the government for federal properties that could be developed just outside metro Phoenix. Aries testified that, after the Resolution Copper deal fell through, Renzi insisted that Aries include Sandlin’s land in his proposed swap. Aries’ group purchased the alfalfa ranch, but the proposed land swap never materialized.

The FBI. Federal agents spent years investigating Renzi, using wiretaps and later conducting searches. It was disclosed during pretrial litigation that agents unlawfully listened to phone calls between Renzi and his lawyers, destroyed notes and misled a judge. Because of that, some charges and key evidence were dismissed.

The U.S. House of Representatives. In a bipartisan legal move, attorneys for the House sought to block some evidence in the Renzi case based on a claim that the Justice Department had violated the so-called “Speech or Debate Clause” of the U.S. Constitution. That measure is designed to prevent the president and executive-branch agencies, including DOJ, from using prosecutorial powers as a weapon against congressional rivals for their legislative acts. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the alleged extortion effort, if true, did not constitute a “legislative act,” so Renzi was not immune from prosecution.

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